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>> president obama the democrat. at the moment, the president has the edge, a number of reasons why. majority, 51-46. close, but advantage to the president. one of the reasons why. you ask likely voters who attended college, 52% for president obama. we have to match those up as those who describe themselves as moderates. 58% describe themselves as moderates. they tend to live in the suburbs. an important advantage for the president. taxes part of the economic debate. not all bad for governor romney. state of florida, more from our most recent poll. older voters, tend to be more reliable. voters 50 years of age and older. again, more reliable voting group. 54% support governor romney. 42% for president obama, obviously, jobs number one part of the economy. on taxes, at the moment, an advantage for the president. >> governor romney has been criticized by fellow republicans by not raising out enough specifics. what loopholes he would close. how has the campaign been responding to that? >> mitt romney has suggested on a
>> president obama the democrat. at the moment, the president has the edge, a number of reasons why. majority, 51-46. close, but advantage to the president. one of the reasons why. you ask likely voters who attended college, 52% for president obama. we have to match those up as those who describe themselves as moderates. 58% describe themselves as moderates. they tend to live in the suburbs. an important advantage for the president. taxes part of the economic debate. not all bad for...
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>> president obama, anderson. republicans normally have the edge, but at this moment, the president does. 51% to 46%. close but advantage to the president. here's why. when you ask voters, those who attended college, you see the president, 52% support on the tax issue among those who attended college. now we're going to match that up with those who describe themselves as moderates. 58% of moderates support the president. moderates, college educated people tend to live in the suburbs. it's not all bad news for governor romney. in florida, if you look at older voters, they tend to be more reliable. these are voters 50 and older. 54% support governor romney on taxes and 42% for president obama. so jobs is a number one, but taxes a subset, at the moment, advantage to the president. >> governor romney has been criticized for not laying out enough specifics in the tax plan, particularly what loopholes he would close to cut taxes for the wealthy by 20%. how has the campaign been responding to that? >> mitt romney has sug
>> president obama, anderson. republicans normally have the edge, but at this moment, the president does. 51% to 46%. close but advantage to the president. here's why. when you ask voters, those who attended college, you see the president, 52% support on the tax issue among those who attended college. now we're going to match that up with those who describe themselves as moderates. 58% of moderates support the president. moderates, college educated people tend to live in the suburbs. it's...
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obama care doesn't make it less expensive. >> reporter: he wants obama care gone. including the prescription drug benefit for seniors. but he does want to keep one of the most popular pieces of obama care, although he doesn't say exactly how his plan will work. >> we have to make sure people who have pre-existing conditions are able to get insure and had that folks that get sick don't get dropped by their insurance company. >> reporter: romney and his running mate, paul ryan, propose to cap malpractice insurance, cut medicaid by $810 billion over the next ten years, give states more control over their medicaid funds, overhaul medicare. the overhaul, people now younger than 55 when they reach retirement would have the option of getting a voucher to purchase private insurance or they could stick with traditional medicare. >> this financial support system is designed to guarantee that seniors can always afford medicare coverage no exceptions. >> there are a lot of differences, wolf, between the two plans. medicaid is probably something that's not discussed as much. bu
obama care doesn't make it less expensive. >> reporter: he wants obama care gone. including the prescription drug benefit for seniors. but he does want to keep one of the most popular pieces of obama care, although he doesn't say exactly how his plan will work. >> we have to make sure people who have pre-existing conditions are able to get insure and had that folks that get sick don't get dropped by their insurance company. >> reporter: romney and his running mate, paul ryan,...
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president obama has not reached out to him all the time because president obama doesn't really reach out to anybody all the time. but last fall after some aides met he asked the president -- obama asked president clinton to have a round of golf. they had a round of golf, they started talking. the relationship grew a little closer. and i think that was around the time when president obama realized that maybe it would be a great idea to have bill clinton become his character witness here at this convention. so i think they've grown closer. they certainly respect each other. but you know, wolf, and you know this relationships between presidents current and former are always kind of tricky. this one in particular. >> yeah. >> a lot of history. >> a lot of history there. if last night was an effort by the democrats to solidify the liberal base of the democratic party, get that vote night, i think tonight will be an effort to solidify the more moderate democrats. because bill clinton can be rather effective with that group of democrats and get the vote out. >> he re-invented the democratic
president obama has not reached out to him all the time because president obama doesn't really reach out to anybody all the time. but last fall after some aides met he asked the president -- obama asked president clinton to have a round of golf. they had a round of golf, they started talking. the relationship grew a little closer. and i think that was around the time when president obama realized that maybe it would be a great idea to have bill clinton become his character witness here at this...
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the president's wife, michelle obama, and of course bill clinton who the democratic party and the obama campaign in particular are turning towards big time now to try to be kind of a validator for what democrats can do with the economy because, remember, the economy was in great shape when he left office. >> that one little no will be tough to recover. dana bash live for us, thank you very much. >>> and here is a look at some of the key speakers who will take the podium at the convention tomorrow. first lady michelle obama will address the opening night of the gathering. on wednesday former president bill clinton will give the nominating address. and, of course, president obama delivers his acceptance speech. cnn coverage begins tomorrow at noon with wolf blitzer. submit your questions and get answers in real time live chat. logis on to cnn.com/roundtable to participate. >>> it's an election year which means the truth probably lies somewhere are in between the partisan talking points. let's talk some numbers. business correspondent christine romans joins us now. you did a little fact ch
the president's wife, michelle obama, and of course bill clinton who the democratic party and the obama campaign in particular are turning towards big time now to try to be kind of a validator for what democrats can do with the economy because, remember, the economy was in great shape when he left office. >> that one little no will be tough to recover. dana bash live for us, thank you very much. >>> and here is a look at some of the key speakers who will take the podium at the...
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michelle obama. her job, reach out to women voters of both parties. cnn's edlavendera has a closer look. but, first, dana bash, what are the main priorities that democrats will be pushing tonight? >> reporter: well, democratic officials say the main priority is to remind people that this just isn't just about whether or not they should fire or hire again president obama. it's that it's going to be a choice. and this is really if you talk to any strategist of any party kind of the way you run an incumbent's re-election campaign. that it is a choice between the president and mitt romney. so they'll try to what they say is crystallize that choice between the two men. and they're also going to try to emphasize the fact that as president obama has been doing for months that they believe that the democratic party is the party for the middle class. and also talk about, they say, the accomplishments that they feel that the president hasn't gotten enough credit for, bailing out the auto industry. they believe
michelle obama. her job, reach out to women voters of both parties. cnn's edlavendera has a closer look. but, first, dana bash, what are the main priorities that democrats will be pushing tonight? >> reporter: well, democratic officials say the main priority is to remind people that this just isn't just about whether or not they should fire or hire again president obama. it's that it's going to be a choice. and this is really if you talk to any strategist of any party kind of the way you...
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senator obama, president obama, same guy, same problem. white working class voters have always been a weakness. they're coming up a little bit, that's probably the sugar high, the romney campaign says, but that's something you want to watch after the campaign. working cloesz voters, guys who get their hands dirty, clinton not only had policies that worked for them and got them jobs, he talks in a way that's more familiar to them. clinton's language is very approachable, even when's talking about complex things, he does nit a very approachable way, where the president, president obama, sometimes sounds like a professor. >> it's interesting, some republican were e-mailing me or tweeting me, asking, why are we taking this speech from the former president live, because we think we're doing the work of the obama campaign. i said, simple answer. if the former president on the republican side, george w. bush out there were campaigning for mitt romney, we'd take that live as well. >> and look, it is kind of unusual for him to have a role to this e
senator obama, president obama, same guy, same problem. white working class voters have always been a weakness. they're coming up a little bit, that's probably the sugar high, the romney campaign says, but that's something you want to watch after the campaign. working cloesz voters, guys who get their hands dirty, clinton not only had policies that worked for them and got them jobs, he talks in a way that's more familiar to them. clinton's language is very approachable, even when's talking...
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obama, and brought your date. >> i brought him. he had a few minutes in his schedule. >> i told folks i'm just supposed to be eye candy for you guys. >> -- than to meet with world leaders at the u.n. how do comedians come up with precisely the right way to mock to politicians and others? >> we have a very different plan on how to offer tax relief. >> thanks for spending a few moments with us. you, sir, are great. >> thank you. >> a conversation with daryl hammond. plus the media krieled foul again and again and again when an nfl replacement ref blows a big qaa. we'll blow the was on that high decibel coverage. i'm howard kufrt and this is "reliable sources." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> every day it seems the media is finding new reasons for why romney has fallen behind. as politico said the other day, maybe he's a lousy daenlt. someone commented maybe the polls are wrong. >> ed, do you buy this into this theory, look, mainstream media is going to talk down -- >> we have a no whining rule in boston oi about that. >> th
obama, and brought your date. >> i brought him. he had a few minutes in his schedule. >> i told folks i'm just supposed to be eye candy for you guys. >> -- than to meet with world leaders at the u.n. how do comedians come up with precisely the right way to mock to politicians and others? >> we have a very different plan on how to offer tax relief. >> thanks for spending a few moments with us. you, sir, are great. >> thank you. >> a conversation with...
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obama. we had a very difficult moment in 2008. there were two wonderful, credible candidates fighting against each other. they came together and they are still together. bill clinton, once again, validated president obama who is someone who is up to the job and getting america back on track. >> they're probably not hanging out together having a beer after this. they've gone their separate ways. >> it depends on the recipe as you well know. >> carly fiorina? >> i agree. i think bill clinton is an incredibly skillful and fantastic storyteller. we heard a story in that clip that you played. his story was all the problems were caused by republicans for the last eight years. it was bill clinton that seened financial deregulation, democrats who sat and stood in opposition to reigning in fannie mae and freddie mac, which helped create the mortgage crisis. he told a great story. problem is he used some facts that helped him and ignored some facts that didn't help him. it was vintage clinton, great t
obama. we had a very difficult moment in 2008. there were two wonderful, credible candidates fighting against each other. they came together and they are still together. bill clinton, once again, validated president obama who is someone who is up to the job and getting america back on track. >> they're probably not hanging out together having a beer after this. they've gone their separate ways. >> it depends on the recipe as you well know. >> carly fiorina? >> i agree. i...
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does this help barack obama? >> it's very hard to say because there's a real debate right now about monetary policy. it's actually the most exciting debate that most americans have never heard of. you recently have this guy called michael woodford, a really important monetary economist, who's come out and said we need the fed to engage in demand management and we need clear signals for the fed over the long term. so having a burst of qe here or there isn't really going to do it. we need a long-term commitment that the fed is going to send clear signals that as long as the economy is really weak we're going to take action. the problem is you still have a lot of folks, particularly hard money poppopulists. who are saying this is dangerous, this is too much discretion. >> right, they don't like it. >> exactly. you have some conservatives who disagree. so this is a really open question it and my own view is that we really need monetary stimulus. does it help the president? probably not. if it's this random grab bag.
does this help barack obama? >> it's very hard to say because there's a real debate right now about monetary policy. it's actually the most exciting debate that most americans have never heard of. you recently have this guy called michael woodford, a really important monetary economist, who's come out and said we need the fed to engage in demand management and we need clear signals for the fed over the long term. so having a burst of qe here or there isn't really going to do it. we need a...
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also, barack obama was a singular kind of figure. if he were to win and he did, it would make history. that created its own sort of energy. and towards the end of the election and this is why i've started to chaf yesterday about the four years later question, because you have to have absolute amnesia to not realize that we thought the economy was falling apart. and we -- and people started to say, we actually need a person to save the country. that was the last two months of that election, the country literally may be in danger. >> i stopped going to the gym in september of '08 because i remember being so stressed watching the monitors, it was freaking me out. >> it was an incredible thing. the dow -- if you were an individual investor in 2008, the dow towards the beginning of 2008 in january was approaching 12,000. by november of 2008, the dow was about 7500. if you're an individual investor or you are close to retirement, had a 401(k), you were freaking out. and we had dk mccain suspended his campaign, it was a real part of what wa
also, barack obama was a singular kind of figure. if he were to win and he did, it would make history. that created its own sort of energy. and towards the end of the election and this is why i've started to chaf yesterday about the four years later question, because you have to have absolute amnesia to not realize that we thought the economy was falling apart. and we -- and people started to say, we actually need a person to save the country. that was the last two months of that election, the...
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team romney says it's obama. it's like that famous bizarre world episode of "seinfeld". >> up is down, down is up. says hello when he leaves, good-bye when he arrives. >> reporter: a cynical farce. each side trying to set the expectations so high for the opponent they can't possibly be met. so low for the home team merely speaking in a complete sentence would be a victory. it is a long held tradition. an advisor to george w. bush once called john kerry the best debater since cicero, but it is a troubling tradition no matter what they say about each other. >> having been through this much more recently than president obama, i think he starts with an advantage. >> reporter: elections are not graded on curves. not even bizarre elections. so here's still more proof this whole thing is a farce. here's my guarantee. no matter what they're saying now about who will win, after the debates are over both sides will claim victory no matter what. wolf. >> john berman, thank you. >>> and you're in "the situation room." happen
team romney says it's obama. it's like that famous bizarre world episode of "seinfeld". >> up is down, down is up. says hello when he leaves, good-bye when he arrives. >> reporter: a cynical farce. each side trying to set the expectations so high for the opponent they can't possibly be met. so low for the home team merely speaking in a complete sentence would be a victory. it is a long held tradition. an advisor to george w. bush once called john kerry the best debater...
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obama. >>> as for security at u.s. embassies, a senior u.s. official is now telling cnn and i'm quoting "we are in a full court press." the official says security's in place at every single post in the middle east. and anywhere there's a chance of demonstrations. our foreign affairs reporter, elise labott, has been looking into this part of the story for us. elise, very worrisome. what's the latest as far as protecting american diplomats around the region? >> well, there's been a lot of talk, wolf, about protecting american diplomats and american facilities. in addition to making sure that the u.s. has all personnel it needs and working with the host governments in terms of providing extra security, extra barriers, things like that at the embassy. they're also very concerned about u.s. americans around the world. and what the americans can do, they're urging all americans, wolf, to -- that are in the region, to log on to the state department website. they have a lot of travel information. th
obama. >>> as for security at u.s. embassies, a senior u.s. official is now telling cnn and i'm quoting "we are in a full court press." the official says security's in place at every single post in the middle east. and anywhere there's a chance of demonstrations. our foreign affairs reporter, elise labott, has been looking into this part of the story for us. elise, very worrisome. what's the latest as far as protecting american diplomats around the region? >> well,...
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romney takes great pleasure comparing to president obama. we'll talk to his grandson, james carter iv who helped find and release the tape, but most important, there simply is more of the tape to see tonight. last night, you'll recall mr. romney made a request. >> by the way, whoever released the snippets, i would appreciate it if they would release the whole tape so we could see all of it. >> today, the magazine "mother jones" was happy to oblige that request. they did just that, they released the whole tape. that means tonight there's more material for opponents to attack and more for supporters to rally behind and you will hear from both sides tonight. keeping them honest, the tape reveals more instances mitt romney saying one thing in public and another behind closed doors. people have been buzzing all day about something mr. romney said on the tape about the middle east. it's not only contradicting his own public position but also departs from long-standing bipartisan consensus on the issue. we'll talk about that separately in just a mo
romney takes great pleasure comparing to president obama. we'll talk to his grandson, james carter iv who helped find and release the tape, but most important, there simply is more of the tape to see tonight. last night, you'll recall mr. romney made a request. >> by the way, whoever released the snippets, i would appreciate it if they would release the whole tape so we could see all of it. >> today, the magazine "mother jones" was happy to oblige that request. they did...
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president obama didn't deposit that. president obama didn't make this a priority. he certainly -- president clinton challenged protectionists in his own party from the white house saying that don't stand in the way of prosperity. you have never seen president obama challenge his own party in that way. i think -- bill clinton was a champion of free trade. barack obama has been a reluctant supporter of free trade agreements that already were approved -- already in place before he came into office and he hasn't come up with any of his own. >> we are going to move on to other news. stick around, mark, because -- governor romney is a little late in starting his speech. we want to get your impressions. three hours from now president obama will speak at the clinton global initiative. first he will address delegates and other world leaders. the president -- will be speaking in an hour. he is expected to challenge the world to confront what's causing muslim rage and he will tell world leaders the united states will do what it must to prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear we
president obama didn't deposit that. president obama didn't make this a priority. he certainly -- president clinton challenged protectionists in his own party from the white house saying that don't stand in the way of prosperity. you have never seen president obama challenge his own party in that way. i think -- bill clinton was a champion of free trade. barack obama has been a reluctant supporter of free trade agreements that already were approved -- already in place before he came into office...
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president obama was at the pentagon this morning. about an hour ago he laid a wreath for those killed when an airliner slammed into the pentagon. fran townsend is cnn's national security contributor and a member of the cia and homeland security external advisory boards. she joins me now. hi, fran. >> hi, carol. >> so what are your memories of that? and what do you think that we have learned? >> well, carol, look, i think like many americans, i had the television on that morning, and actually saws second plane slam into the world trade center. so, this day will never be the same. and, in fact, this morning coming to work i was looking at people walking to work just as they did on that day, it's a cool, you know, the air is cool, the sun is bright, the sky is clear. it's very reminiscent of that day. and i really think we've got to remember that for thousands of our fellow citizens, this day was a tragedy and their lives have been changed forever. and frankly the life of the nation. we are stronger. we are better. we have done a lot of
president obama was at the pentagon this morning. about an hour ago he laid a wreath for those killed when an airliner slammed into the pentagon. fran townsend is cnn's national security contributor and a member of the cia and homeland security external advisory boards. she joins me now. hi, fran. >> hi, carol. >> so what are your memories of that? and what do you think that we have learned? >> well, carol, look, i think like many americans, i had the television on that...
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boehner, obama deal. there's a problem with republicans are more willing to work with him, democrats aren't. he is not good like bill clinton was at bridging the gaps. >> i think it is a very different group of republicans now. i think boehner worries about bringing his caucus along with him, that he can cut a deal, but he can't sell it. >> they did -- when i was working the white house, they impeached him. they spent two years investigating president clinton's christmas card list, i kid you not. it was enormously partisan time and they did get things done. he took a position on the health care mandate, not the single pay error public option, he took the republican position on cap and trade. clinton, we had a tax on that. he takes that position and republicans don't meet him both ways. >> let's check in with wolf blitzer. >>> we're going to take a break. there's activity on the floor. more coverage from the democratic national convention in charlotte after this. this country was built by working people. t
boehner, obama deal. there's a problem with republicans are more willing to work with him, democrats aren't. he is not good like bill clinton was at bridging the gaps. >> i think it is a very different group of republicans now. i think boehner worries about bringing his caucus along with him, that he can cut a deal, but he can't sell it. >> they did -- when i was working the white house, they impeached him. they spent two years investigating president clinton's christmas card list,...
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obama. he worked for welfare reform and worked with republicans to cut spending and he did not play the kind of political games that president obama is playing. >> i want to review the '90s here, because the '90s described are not the '90s i remember and i was up on capitol hill when president clinton presented a budget that no republican voted for in his first term and there were two government shutdowns because the republicans and the white house could not get together on spending and what a budget should look like and when there was an impeachment process. so this is not some kumbaya time. >> no, it was very tough. >> and very tough time and yet the americans are embracing bill clinton and basically why? >> well, if you are paul ryan you did what i did in the 1990s come up with a serious plan and try to get to a balanced budget and you are invited to a speech where he attacks you publicly, you can't defend yourself. clinton and i fought a lot. the government was shut down twice. we passed
obama. he worked for welfare reform and worked with republicans to cut spending and he did not play the kind of political games that president obama is playing. >> i want to review the '90s here, because the '90s described are not the '90s i remember and i was up on capitol hill when president clinton presented a budget that no republican voted for in his first term and there were two government shutdowns because the republicans and the white house could not get together on spending and...
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now, has obama fixed it? no. he has not. but is mitt romney the answer? going back to the old republican ways that caused it in the first place? americans have very short attention spans. they usually can only remember about a year ago. they need to remember about four, five, six years ago of who caused this. [ applause ] >> let's go to our first audience member question. derek, you have a question. on the basis of rumors still flying around, the gentleman may run for office in 2016, what is your question? >> well, first, governor, how are you doing? >> good. >> i'd like to thank you for having the guts to serve in our armed forces. i think a lot of politicians and so-called statesmen ought to take a page out of your book. >> well, it's not a requirement. let's be fair. it's not a requirement to serve in the military, to be the commander in chief because he's a civilian. maybe it's good for a little of experience having done it, but it is not a requirement. the constitution doesn't say you have to. >> anyway, we're not here to call you a hero. >> governor
now, has obama fixed it? no. he has not. but is mitt romney the answer? going back to the old republican ways that caused it in the first place? americans have very short attention spans. they usually can only remember about a year ago. they need to remember about four, five, six years ago of who caused this. [ applause ] >> let's go to our first audience member question. derek, you have a question. on the basis of rumors still flying around, the gentleman may run for office in 2016, what...
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i want to hear obama speak. i hope that biden brings a chair up on stage and pretends he's talking to clint eastwood. that's all i hope. >> jay thomas. jay thomas. thanks for stopping by the cnn grill. enjoy it for me. >> the worst part of is i have boycotted chick fill a. i can't stand it anymore. my friends and i are going to hold hands and get a combo after that. >> have fun. >> thank you. >>> it's one of america's most famous landmarks but know oyou similar tee park is warning toirss there's a deadly virus out there and it has a lot of folks on edge. >>> one of the most serene places in the whole country is now the place of a lot of anxiety. people may have been exposed to the huntavirus. four of those sickened stayed at the tent cabins of the curry village. i never heard of huntavirus. >> it's no mouse droppings and urine. it becomes airborne. people breathe it in. by the time they get to the hospital many are going to the icu. >> how common is this? >> you look back from 1993 to now it's only about 600 cas
i want to hear obama speak. i hope that biden brings a chair up on stage and pretends he's talking to clint eastwood. that's all i hope. >> jay thomas. jay thomas. thanks for stopping by the cnn grill. enjoy it for me. >> the worst part of is i have boycotted chick fill a. i can't stand it anymore. my friends and i are going to hold hands and get a combo after that. >> have fun. >> thank you. >>> it's one of america's most famous landmarks but know oyou similar...
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. >> obama? >> obama to change the narrative. you think he actually needs to come much more to the middle. >> i think he's already in the middle but i think he needs to make it much more explicit. i think the key thing he needs to do is persuade independents and people in the middle of the road that he's dead serious about the debt and paul ryan and mitt romney are not serious about the debt. >> you think the way to do that is by reembracing simpson/boels? >> yes, by saying that what i want to do is a grand compromise and get the democrats to agree to cut medicare and entitlements and get the republicans to agree to raise some revenues in taxes and trimming the defense and if we can all do that together, and the sunset of the bush tax cuts will help. whereas ryan wants to cut taxes and increase defense spending and not tackling medicare right now, but only tackling medicare in 20 years' time, and they won't balance the budget for 28 years according to the cbo, so obama needs to own tackling the debt, and he needs to say, we're go
. >> obama? >> obama to change the narrative. you think he actually needs to come much more to the middle. >> i think he's already in the middle but i think he needs to make it much more explicit. i think the key thing he needs to do is persuade independents and people in the middle of the road that he's dead serious about the debt and paul ryan and mitt romney are not serious about the debt. >> you think the way to do that is by reembracing simpson/boels? >> yes,...
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among likely voters, obama 49, romney 48. among registered voters, in "the washington post" poll, the abc/"washington post" poll 50 for obama, 44 for romney. so you see i think it's clear he did get a little bounce, but these things can change and there's three huge presidential debates beginning october 3rd coming up. those will be really significant. >> it's fascinating to see those numbers and how they differ. especially when you showed me the registered voters. that was a pretty remarkable difference in the abc poll. here's another thing i wanted you to weigh in on. i just spoke to two sides of the chicago teachers strike and clearly they are at logger heads even though the president of the school board seems to think that they're close. they're speaking a different language about the very same thing. so with regard to that it's not just a chicago story. you've got the mayor of chicago doing something that makes me feel on alice in wonderland he's speaking to the unions in a tough manner that does not sound at all like th
among likely voters, obama 49, romney 48. among registered voters, in "the washington post" poll, the abc/"washington post" poll 50 for obama, 44 for romney. so you see i think it's clear he did get a little bounce, but these things can change and there's three huge presidential debates beginning october 3rd coming up. those will be really significant. >> it's fascinating to see those numbers and how they differ. especially when you showed me the registered voters....
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you're not going to vote for barack obama. it's true, we're not going vote for president obama, but we have a choice about staying home. now, i've come out and endorsed governor romney. i'm going to vote for him because i believe there is a difference between his position and the other, but i don't think he can afford to wobble next week in the debate because frankly, his record of consistency on this issue isn't very strong, so he doesn't have a lot of leeway to maneuver there. >> thank you very much. appreciate you coming in and taking the time. john, i know you wrote about this issue today. what's your response when pastor jeffers says mitt romney needs to come out and double down. will this work? >> no. the pastor's speaking from a passionate perspective. only around 20% of americans oppose abortion in all cases. as the republican platform calls for. only 20% of americans support that position. the vast majority of americans for example on the issue of abortion believe it should be safe, legal and rare. activists on either
you're not going to vote for barack obama. it's true, we're not going vote for president obama, but we have a choice about staying home. now, i've come out and endorsed governor romney. i'm going to vote for him because i believe there is a difference between his position and the other, but i don't think he can afford to wobble next week in the debate because frankly, his record of consistency on this issue isn't very strong, so he doesn't have a lot of leeway to maneuver there. >> thank...
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and obama continues to talk about my dad's personal taxes. these are not things that really matter in the grand scheme of things. they want to use the taxes as a gimmick to continue to hit him over the next few weeks to focus on my dad's taxes. the big issue is the economy. the economy is faltering, sputtering along. obama has had 3 1/2 years to get it turned around and he hasn't. that's the real issue. >> how hard is it to be the son of a guy running for president with all the scrutiny and he's stinking rich? which ever way you dress it up you're very rich people. how hard is that when you get people attacking him for his success and his wealth? >> you know, as tagg pointsed out earlier, this is a game of politics. we're prepared for that. but it is tough. it's tough to see that. we know that he did a great job of making that money. he worked very, very hard to do that. and nothing really -- we don't take anything for granted. we know that there are a lot of people out there that are really struggling. >> i think it's one of the great ironie
and obama continues to talk about my dad's personal taxes. these are not things that really matter in the grand scheme of things. they want to use the taxes as a gimmick to continue to hit him over the next few weeks to focus on my dad's taxes. the big issue is the economy. the economy is faltering, sputtering along. obama has had 3 1/2 years to get it turned around and he hasn't. that's the real issue. >> how hard is it to be the son of a guy running for president with all the scrutiny...
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because we still have 23 million people unemployed. >> the first half year of barack obama obama was just a financial meltdown. brought on by eight years of republican administration. >> let's go back and look at his promises. we can look at his promises from his convention speech four years ago where he said he was going to create more jobs and get the debt down. i think it is very symbolic of something you didn't hear. the national debt reached $16 trillion. that's very substantial. you did not hear the democrats talking about how to get that debt down for our children and grandchildren. >> before we get into the nitty-gritty of broken promises, we did see an extraordinary bit of video in the teddy kennedy tribute which had your guy, mitt romney, apparently saying on the record in a debate he's pro-choice when it comes to abortion. what surprised me is not that he flip-flop on that. we know about that. he was 47 years old. i'm 47 years old. much as i'd love to be a spring chicken, i'm not. i'm a fully rounded adult. is it really conceivable his view just evolved? or is it not more
because we still have 23 million people unemployed. >> the first half year of barack obama obama was just a financial meltdown. brought on by eight years of republican administration. >> let's go back and look at his promises. we can look at his promises from his convention speech four years ago where he said he was going to create more jobs and get the debt down. i think it is very symbolic of something you didn't hear. the national debt reached $16 trillion. that's very...
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he supported president obama's actions to remove gadhafi. he's been critical of how the administration has handled the benghazi aftermath. we spoke earlier today. take a look. what do you make of the response by the administration in the early days of ambassador rice and now what they're saying now, they're now saying it was a terrorist attack. the president did use the word terror early on in the rose garden, but we heard from ambassador rice, who is saying link this to the video. what do you see as going on? >> i see a fundamental misunderstanding in the larger picture and then on the smaller picture. in the smaller picture they were either incredibly naive or willfully deceiving the american people. i don't know which. but to think an attack of this nature with heavy weapons, mortars, and a very sophisticated direct fire and indirect fire, that somehow that could be the result of a spontaneous demonstration is just impossible for me to understand. >> let me just throw in a third option, though, which supporters of the administration would
he supported president obama's actions to remove gadhafi. he's been critical of how the administration has handled the benghazi aftermath. we spoke earlier today. take a look. what do you make of the response by the administration in the early days of ambassador rice and now what they're saying now, they're now saying it was a terrorist attack. the president did use the word terror early on in the rose garden, but we heard from ambassador rice, who is saying link this to the video. what do you...
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obama on iran and try to make the case that obama is weak on iran, so it is useful for him on a number of levels. >> all right. jill, wouldn't you love to be a fly on the wall or listening in on either one of those phone conversations today. if you get a heads up or read-out, please let us know. thanks, jill. >> nearly 100 people were killed in syria today. we're talking about today during attacks between the government troops and rebel fighters. >> most of those people died here fighting in the city of aleppo. you see those images there. it is the same day that secretary of state hillary clinton is there. they're dedicate to ending the syrian civil war and helping the people whose lives have been ruined. earlier this week more than 340 people were killed in a single day of fighting in syria. now, government forces are also reportedly shelling parts of damascus and holmes as well. well, u.s. intelligence is now showing us that syria has moved chemical weapons for security reasons. defense secretary leon panetta characterized it as limited movement and believed the stockpiles were secur
obama on iran and try to make the case that obama is weak on iran, so it is useful for him on a number of levels. >> all right. jill, wouldn't you love to be a fly on the wall or listening in on either one of those phone conversations today. if you get a heads up or read-out, please let us know. thanks, jill. >> nearly 100 people were killed in syria today. we're talking about today during attacks between the government troops and rebel fighters. >> most of those people died...
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no more obama! no more obama! >> -- rage exploded across the country. >> this is a vehicle to take us down a path of total socialism and totalitarianism. >> when it came to explaining health care, the president seemed to play the role of professor in chief. >> he seems to lack that emotional bit when he's talking about the politics. he's very wonkish. which surprises people. because on the campaign trail, he seemed to be a different person. >> in a final blow, a crucial democratic seat passed into republican hands. >> ted kennedy's seat in the u.s. senate, which he had occupied for 46 years till his death last year, has been won by a republican. >> the president had lost the votes he needed to pass health care reform. his staff told him to scale back the bill or pause and return to it later. >> one of his senior advisers said to him, you know, mr. president, unless you're feeling lucky, i just don't think this is going to happen. >> i was making a joke to him. i said, look, my name's barack obama an
no more obama! no more obama! >> -- rage exploded across the country. >> this is a vehicle to take us down a path of total socialism and totalitarianism. >> when it came to explaining health care, the president seemed to play the role of professor in chief. >> he seems to lack that emotional bit when he's talking about the politics. he's very wonkish. which surprises people. because on the campaign trail, he seemed to be a different person. >> in a final blow, a...
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that president obama is focusing on. it is tax cuts, and the republicans who say that's what will turn the u.s. economy around. out on the stump, the president continues to hammer his opponents on their plan. >> they want your vote, but they don't want to show you their plan. that's because all they've got to offer is the same prescriptions that they've had for the last 30 years. tax cuts, tax cuts, cut some regulations -- oh, and more tax cuts. tax cuts when times are good, tax cuts when times are bad. tax cuts to help you lose a few extra pounds. [ laughter ] >> tax cuts to improve your love life. it will cure anything, according to them. >> priorities usa, an independent group supporting obama, has taken the message directly to voters in an ad that says tax proposals from the romney/ryan team would hurt the middle-class. middle cl the ads will run in six battleground states. you can get a look at the two men vowing to household the country's future in their hands beginning tonight at 8:00 when cnn profiles romney reve
that president obama is focusing on. it is tax cuts, and the republicans who say that's what will turn the u.s. economy around. out on the stump, the president continues to hammer his opponents on their plan. >> they want your vote, but they don't want to show you their plan. that's because all they've got to offer is the same prescriptions that they've had for the last 30 years. tax cuts, tax cuts, cut some regulations -- oh, and more tax cuts. tax cuts when times are good, tax cuts when...
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is there anything the obama administration can say or do to calm things down there? >> reporter: well, i think you have still very much a situation in the arab world where the united states is unpopular. if you look at what president morsi of egypt did, it is a political calculation. he initially first of all didn't react for 24 hours or more. and then when he finally did, as i said, condemned the film rather than the violence against american targets. the u.s. is still very unpopular. first because of the iraq war and under the obama administration with very unpopular drone strikes and policies that arabs and muslims in some parts of the world consider to be offensive to them. so what the u.s. needs to do, you know, is in order to win a pr war perhaps one of the moments where the world had the most sympathy of america is in the tragic death of ambassador chris stevens in libya two days ago. there was a real outpouring on twitter and also on the streets of tripoli with counter protests of libyans holding up signs saying we are sorry, this does not represent islam. it
is there anything the obama administration can say or do to calm things down there? >> reporter: well, i think you have still very much a situation in the arab world where the united states is unpopular. if you look at what president morsi of egypt did, it is a political calculation. he initially first of all didn't react for 24 hours or more. and then when he finally did, as i said, condemned the film rather than the violence against american targets. the u.s. is still very unpopular....
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ten million more during the same 36 months than obama has. that's one of the reasons people look at this and the high unemployment rate -- >> i think mr. reish is entitled to jump in. >> we need more, piers, more civil discourse on television. >> i totally agree. >> when grover norquist talks about stuff that he obviously has no idea what he's talking about, i've got to pipe up. i mean, grover norquist -- >> that's civil? >> the fact of the matter is the reagan recession was very deep but it is nothing compared to what barack obama inherited from george w. bush. i mean, the economy fell off a complete cliff. we have not had an economic calamity corresponding to this since the great depression and it's really amazing that we are doing as well as we are doing given how far and how fast the economy fell in 2008 and it fell on george w. bush's watch and it fell because george w. bush was not watching. his regulators were not watching wall street. george w. bush himself was not watching his budget. you know, the federal reserve board was not doing
ten million more during the same 36 months than obama has. that's one of the reasons people look at this and the high unemployment rate -- >> i think mr. reish is entitled to jump in. >> we need more, piers, more civil discourse on television. >> i totally agree. >> when grover norquist talks about stuff that he obviously has no idea what he's talking about, i've got to pipe up. i mean, grover norquist -- >> that's civil? >> the fact of the matter is the...
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a new cnn poll puts president obama's approval at 51%. historically now, september numbers are very telling. so let's just look at this. ooh, look at all these little jolly heads. compared to other presidents -- sorry. compared to other presidents, obama is in pretty good shape. george h.w. bush and jimmy carter who both lost had approval ratings in the high 30s at this time of the year so he's way, way above that. but his 51% is lower than the presidents who went on to win, including clinton with his high watermark of 60% approval in 1986. good to see all of you. ryan, let's start with you. should republicans be afraid, very, very afraid? of the silver-haired fox? >> i think the key thing is, when you're looking at the states where he's campaigning, it's very shrewd. he's campaigning in florida and also campaigning in ohio. when you're looking at a lot of the swing states, they unemployment rates that are below the national average. and actually, even though the job creation has been sluggish, it has been moving on an upward trend, where
a new cnn poll puts president obama's approval at 51%. historically now, september numbers are very telling. so let's just look at this. ooh, look at all these little jolly heads. compared to other presidents -- sorry. compared to other presidents, obama is in pretty good shape. george h.w. bush and jimmy carter who both lost had approval ratings in the high 30s at this time of the year so he's way, way above that. but his 51% is lower than the presidents who went on to win, including clinton...
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the problem that obama has with bill clinton is that obama is not your daddy's democrat. he's not a mainstream democrat like bill clinton. bill clinton worked with both sides of the aisle. he was able to get things done. bush worked with both sides of the aisle. >> as you well know, some of the people would say that's because the republicans have been obstructionists. >> but wait a second. obama had for two of the four years he was president, obama had a super majority in the house, a 60 vote majority in the u.s. senate. he passed a billion dollars -- >> my question is, is clinton going to be a big problem for you? the minute he points and says, president bush, everybody, the gop is a picture of president bush who started with a surplus and spent it down? >> no, not at all. i think the opposite. bill clinton is actually going to help us because he's going to illustrate to the american people that barack obama is not bill clinton. barack obama made everything worse. he wasn't able to work with anybody on the other side of the aisle. he didn't show leadership and didn't ful
the problem that obama has with bill clinton is that obama is not your daddy's democrat. he's not a mainstream democrat like bill clinton. bill clinton worked with both sides of the aisle. he was able to get things done. bush worked with both sides of the aisle. >> as you well know, some of the people would say that's because the republicans have been obstructionists. >> but wait a second. obama had for two of the four years he was president, obama had a super majority in the house,...
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i'm voting for obama. i can't believe mitt romney could win this election but i'm also in the state of mind that that would just been so appalling to me. i can't believe that it could be true. >> he's been working the "you don't understand me" ticket. he went on kelly and michael. let's have a look at this. >> honey booboo or snooki? >> do you know who either of these two -- >> i'm kind of a snooki fan. >> has a baby now. >> look how tiny she's gotten. she's lost weight and she's energetic. just her spark plug personality. >> he's never heard of of snooki or honey booboo. >> of course. that's what he's watching at night, back-to-back. they say every election is a crucial election. i'm not of that -- i think that's -- yes, it's crucial but clearly in four years, obviously a lot can't get done in four years anyway so even if worse came to worse and we had this guy for four years, would any of the things he said he would do actually happen? i doubt it. i doubt it would be that easily affected. i think you do
i'm voting for obama. i can't believe mitt romney could win this election but i'm also in the state of mind that that would just been so appalling to me. i can't believe that it could be true. >> he's been working the "you don't understand me" ticket. he went on kelly and michael. let's have a look at this. >> honey booboo or snooki? >> do you know who either of these two -- >> i'm kind of a snooki fan. >> has a baby now. >> look how tiny she's...